This one's a bit advertorial, but the idea it promotes is a good
one....
(ARA) -- Know anybody who has trouble parking their car in the garage, not knowing how far
to pull up before bashing the bumper against the back wall? Or anybody who leaves his/her
car too far out and has the garage door grind down on its back end? Park-Zone is an
inexpensive device offering a simple, yet high-tech solution to this daily problem.
In
the often-crowded home-garage environment where depth perception is so difficult, parking
a car can be quite a headache and lead to expensive bumper damage. Now, homeowners can use
Park-Zone by Exeter Technologies, which offers a convenient, high-tech solution to this
daily parking dilemma.
Park-Zone looks and acts like a space-age traffic light. Upon a vehicle's entry into
the garage, the green light illuminates, indicating that the driver can proceed. Next,
midway through the garage, an amber light cautions the driver. Finally, the red light
comes on, signaling for the driver to stop in the 'park-zone.'
"It uses green, yellow and red lights to guide drivers as surely and smoothly as
if they were docking a passenger jet," says "TIME." Exeter Technologies'
Sr. Managing Director Arman Rousta reaffirms, "Park-Zone will work on any vehicle, no
matter what you drive -- it can be a simple sedan, even an SUV or a Mack Truck. A number
of fire houses are using Park-Zone to park their fire trucks."
"You ought to have one of these if you're having problems parking. I used to
scratch my front bumper regularly against the back wall. I'm very happy with
Park-Zone," says Orthello Byers of Bellaire, Texas, who has been using Park-Zone for
a few months now.
Taking a look at how cars have evolved over the years, you may notice that bumpers are
no longer two pieces of durable rubber protruding from the ends of a vehicle; rather, they
are an element of aerodynamically designed automobiles, made of fiber glass or some other
fragile material. Studies show that even the most minor scratch will cost you at least
$300 to repair!
In an independent study, brand new cars [different models] were chosen to hit garage
walls while parking at merely 5 MPH. No bumper went undamaged, as the cost or repairs
ranged from $3,000-$7,300! Ridiculous as it may sound for a bumper, that is reality.
Park-Zone is mounted on the back wall of the garage and operates on 4AA batteries that
will last for up to one full year. The ultrasonic sensing unit connects to the traffic
light display via a standard telephone cord. To calibrate your own park-zone, simply park
your car at the desired distance from the back wall of the garage. Push the injection
button on the display unit, and through a simple calibration in a matter of seconds,
Park-Zone presets the distance at which the red light turns on every time.
"Users will find that Park-Zone's ease of installation and operation makes it an
extremely simple, yet very effective high-tech gadget," states the inventor of
Park-Zone and, Chairman and Principal of Exeter Technologies Inc., Dr. Michael Yaron.
They call it Park-Zone. Drivers will call it peace of mind.
Special Features
The "brain" of the device is an ultrasonic transducer Made in the USA by the
Polaroid Corp. The Sensor emits repeated sound waves that reflect off of surfaces and
travel back to the sensor as an echo. After detecting an object, the sensor transmits a
signal to the display unit.
4AA batteries will last for up to one year. The all new Platinum Edition Park-Zone
offers the choice of either using batteries, or plugging the unit into the wall via the
included AC Adapter.
The special "watchdog timer" offers special modes of operation. While the car
is parked in the garage, Park-Zone enters the "Home-Mode," pinging (emitting
sound waves) less frequently. When the car is away from the garage, Park-Zone enters the
"Away-Mode," pinging more frequently anticipating the arrival of the car.
Default Modes:
If another object or human should pass by the sensing unit, Park-Zone will
differentiate between them and the vehicle and automatically revert to whichever mode it
was previously in.
When batteries are running low, the red light will flash repeatedly for up to two weeks
to remind you to change them.
If the telephone cord is improperly connected to either the sensing unit or display
unit, the solid red light will remain illuminated.
With a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $79.95, $89.95 for the Platinum
Edition, Park-Zone is available at The Sharper Image, Brookstone, K-Mart, Caldor, The
Herrington Catalog, AAA Catalog, Amway and numerous other locations.
For more information, contact Exeter Technologies Inc., Yogesh Shyam, One Penn Plaza,
Suite 4025, New York, NY 10119, (888) EXETER1 [888-393-8371], Fax: (212) 760-0470, email: yshyam@exetertech.com, or visit http://www.park-zone.com and http://www.exetertech.com.
Courtesy of Article Resource Associaton, http://www.aracopy.com
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